Quote Originally Posted by JimmyHAD View Post
If the seller said it was shave ready than chances are it is. If you haven't shaved with a straight yet give the SRP beginner's guide a once over, if you have already shaved with straights you'll know if it is shave ready when you try it out.

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Yes I do believe I will be able to tell but the only difference is it has a little more of a square point than my current one

Quote Originally Posted by guitstik View Post
I have purchased several razors off of eBay that were listed as shave ready, wanna guess how many actually were? For a truly shave ready, you need to buy from some one reputable and known for good work or else learn to hone 'em up yourself. The only ones I trust are listed here in the classifieds.
I would love to start honing I am usually an all in guy when I pick up something so getting honing stones are next on my list if you have any suggestions that would be great

Also I cannot see the classifieds for some reason

Past experience with forums is that I have to make a certain amount of post before it is available but not sure how many or if that is the case here or not